August 30, 2019

A total of 80 administrators start newassignments at schools and offices in the LongBeach Unified SchoolDistrict this year.

Promoted to assistantsuperintendent are DavidZaid, Human ResourceServices, was director,Employee Relations andCommunity Engagement;and Kristi Kahl, Research,Planning, Evaluation andSchool Improvement, wassenior instructional direc-tor/principal supervisor,Middle and K-8 Office.

Jay Camerino becomesassistant superintendent,High Schools, was assistantsuperintendent, Middle andK-8 Schools. ChristopherLund becomes assistantsuperintendent, Middle andK-8 Schools, was assistantsuperintendent, Research,Planning, Evaluation andSchool Improvement.

Steve Rockenbach waspromoted to director, Employee Relations,Community Engagement and Ethics, was prin-cipal, McBride.

Lucy Salazar was promoted to director ofcommunity partnerships, was principal,Alvarado.

Cecilia Santos-Camerino becomes instruc-

New Assignments Fill 80 Key Positionstional director/principal supervisor, Middle andK-8 Schools, was instructional director/princi-pal supervisor, ElementarySchools.

Promoted to principal areCheryl Huber, Alvarado, wasassistant principal, Monroe/Measure E; Brenda Ocampo,Chavez, was assistant princi-pal, Harte: Rachel Peters,Kettering, was assistant prin-cipal, Kettering/Measure E;Nancy Dalton, Stevenson,was assistant principal,Wilson; Patrick Booker,Twain, was assistant princi-pal, Stephens; JorgeMontanez, Hamilton, wasassistant principal, PAAL;Kathleen Reed, Nelson, wasassistant principal, Jefferson;Alma Black, Tincher, wasassistant principal, Lindsey;and Roshann Williams,Washington, was assistantprincipal, Franklin.

Reassigned principals areJacqueline Williams, fromTwain to Barton; Juan Gutierrez, fromKettering to Edison; Monica Alas, from Smithto Garfield; Lashell Diggs, from Riley toGrant; Claire Alvarez, from Garfield toHerrera; Richard Littlejohn, from Barton toOropeza; Mona Cook, from Oropeza to Riley;

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Student AchievementShows Steady Gains

New data show a fourth straight year of stu-dent achievement gains in both EnglishLanguage Arts and math, along with risingrates of college readiness among students in theLong Beach Unified School District.

English and math performance, as measuredby state tests, improved for most ethnic andracial subgroups, with Long Beach achievinggreater gains than other large school districts inCalifornia.

Meanwhile, more and more students aremeeting the “A-G” requirements for admissionto the University of California and CaliforniaState University systems. Preliminary datashow that the rate of A-G completion here hasreached 60 percent, up 15 percentage pointsover three years.

“A new school year is a time of greatpromise, and that’s especially true in ourschools this year for a number of reasons,” saidChristopher J. Steinhauser, who begins his 18thschool year as LBUSD superintendent.“Students who attend our schools tend to out-perform their counterparts in California. Weknow this because we study the data, but othershave noticed, too.”

Learn more and view video by finding thisarticle at lbschools.net.

Longfellow Elementary School has earnedthe National PTA School of Excellence Awardfor the third time since 2014.

“Congratulations on earning this prestigiousrecognition, which symbolizes your incrediblework as national leaders in developing strongfamily-school partnerships,” the National PTAstated in its recent award announcement.

To be recognized, PTAs evaluate their fami-ly engagement strategies and submit a goal thatfamilies, teachers and administrators have settogether. Longfellow’s PTA took this chal-lenge to heart.

"Longfellow PTA has a longstanding repu-tation of being a foundational group that is akey component to Longfellow's success. Wework hand in hand with the administrationteam, teachers and parents to make sure we arein tune with the school's and community'sneeds,” Longfellow PTA President Mary Yungsaid. “Longfellow is a stand-out school, notonly because of its socioeconomic and racialdiversity, but because it’s a school where thereis a tremendous amount of support at everylevel, from all stakeholders who keep the maingoal of enriching students' educational experi-ence and overall well-being at the forefront."

Longfellow Again Earns National PTA AwardThe National PTA will celebrate winning

schools throughout the year via social media,digital publications, training events and advo-cacy efforts.

Learn more about Longfellow’s successfulPTA-supported programs by finding this articleat lbschools.net.

Sato’s Drone TeamTakes 2nd Nationally

A team of students from Sato Academy ofMathematics and Science won second placeand $1,500 in a national aerial drone designand flying contest held recently in Muncie, Ind.

The “QuadDragons” Drone Team coachedby Albert Gallo and Will Chesher competed inthe UAS4STEM’s Search and Rescue nationalcompetition held at the Academy of ModelAeronautics. Sato team members are TashaAdler, Alexis Salazar, Youliana Boutros,Stephen Salazar and Henry Samala.

The competition involves high school stu-dents completing a waypoint and payloaddelivery mission using a small UnmannedAircraft System (sUAS). In addition to build-ing the sUAS, teams designed and built a deliv-ery mechanism to support a designated pay-load.

To support the mission, teams had to writespecial instructions for departure and arrivalprocedures, and remain within an assigned air-space. The drone also performed a search ofan area for items of interest and was capable ofdelivering items to this area by dropping themfrom an altitude of 40 feet.

Sato qualified for the nationals by takingfirst place in the California regionals for thethird year in a row. The school celebrated itsfirst graduating class in June.

Retro Pay Sept. 6Retroactive pay for Teachers Association

of Long Beach members and qualifying non-represented employees will be issued Friday,Sept. 6. The one-time, or “off schedule” pay-ment provides 1 percent of earnings for theentire 2018-19 fiscal year. The salary increasefor these employees was approved by the LongBeach Unified School District Board ofEducation after TALB ratified a contract agree-ment with a yes vote of more than 97 percent.

Bargaining teams for the school district andthe California School Employees Associationcontinue to negotiate. View updates atlbschools.net under Employees > BargainingUpdates.

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SCHOOL BULLETINOfficial publication of the Long Beach

Unified School District issued bi-weeklyduring the school year from the Office ofthe Superintendent of Schools, 1515 HughesWay, Long Beach, California 90810.(562) 997-8000. www.lbschools.net

CHRISTOPHER J. STEINHAUSERSuperintendent of SchoolsBOARD OF EDUCATION

FELTON WILLIAMS, PresidentJUAN BENITEZ, Vice PresidentDIANA CRAIGHEAD, MemberJON MEYER, MemberMEGAN KERR, Member

(Continued from first page)Hugo Figueroa, from Chavez to Smith; DamitaMyers-Miller, from Robinson to Gompers; SalMadrigal, from Stephens to Robinson; MeganTraver, from Washington to Stephens; GonzaloMoraga, from Wilson to McBride; MichaelNavia, from Millikan to Renaissance; andKimberly Holland, from Renaissance toWilson.

Promoted to vice principal are TomikaRomant, Lakewood, was administrative assis-tant, High School Office; Kaisha Irving-Holder,Millikan, was assistant principal, Renaissance;Matt Brown, Poly, was assistant principal,Poly; Renee Shipman, Wilson, was assistantprincipal, Wilson; and Liseeth Ramos, MeasureE/Elementary Office, was assistant principal,Whittier.

Promoted to assistant principal are NicoleKelly, Addams, was teacher on special assign-ment, Garfield; Tracy Hall, Dooley, wasteacher on special assignment, Carver; TonieAlfonso, Lincoln, was teacher on specialassignment, Bixby; Ann Erskine, Roosevelt,was teacher on special assignment, Signal Hill;Patrice Price, Jefferson, was teacher, Jordan;Torrie Baker, Lindbergh, was teacher,Washington; Brooke Hogan, Lindsey, wasteacher, Robinson; Miruna Ouatu-Lascar,Lakewood, was teacher on special assignment,Beach; Arinn Filer, Millikan, was teacher on

• New Assignments special assignment, Poly; Macy Jelinowicz,Millikan, was teacher on special assignment,Wilson; Daniel Yu, Millikan, was teacher onspecial assignment, Jordan; Edward Steinhauser,Wilson, was teacher on special assignment,Wilson; and Lloyd Wilson, Wilson, was teacheron special assignment, PAAL.

Darron Evans becomes assistant principal,Stephens; he was principal, Edison.

Reassigned assistant principals are JuanGonzalez, from Dooley to Lincoln; DonnaRobertson, from Roosevelt to Grant; MarybethMurray, from Barton/Smith to Harte; DouglasJordan, from Riley/Measure E to Naples atKettering; Charo Darwin Glomah, from Lincolnto Whittier; Danyett Armstrong, from Lindberghto Bancroft; Jamal Richardson, from Bancroft toFranklin; Mynor Montiel, from Jefferson toHughes; Eddie Cruz, from Hughes to Jefferson;Julie Sparks, from Lakewood to CAMS; ChrisThompson, from CAMS to Lakewood; KatieHickox, from Addams to McBride; NicoleLopez, from Lakewood to PAAL; ShannonWilliams-Young, from Millikan to Poly; andDan Jimenez, from Millikan toRenaissance/Sato.

Promoted to head counselor are GuadalupeSaldana, Browning, was counselor, Chavez;Kimberly Johnson-Aguito, CAMS, was coun-selor, Jordan; and Gerard Maliwat, Sato, wascounselor, Sato.

Reassigned head counselors are Nora Valdez,from Beach to Middle School/K-8 Office; andMary Martinez, from Reid to Beach/Reid.

Promoted to activities specialist are MichelleGreene, Jordan, was teacher, Franklin; andConnie Granieri, Cabrillo, was teacher on spe-

cial assignment, OCIPD.Lindsey Evans was promoted to program

coordinator, CDC; she was coordinatingteacher, CDC.

Promoted to program administrator isKatiria Hernandez, Human Resource Services,was administrative assistant, ElementaryOffice.

Quentin Brown becomes program adminis-trator, Deputy Superintendent’s Office, wasprincipal, Poly.

Promoted to administrative assistant isChristopher Itson, Deputy Superintendent/Education Services, was activities specialist,Cabrillo.

Assigned as administrative assistants areCarmen Hernandez, OCIPD, was assistant prin-cipal, Facilities; and Sashya Tullo, High SchoolOffice, was assistant principal, Millikan.

Joining the school district as new hires areDesiree Lee, mentoring supervisor, Educare,was site facilitator in early childhood educationfor Lynwood USD; Astrid Feist, early learningcenter manager, Head Start, was program coachat Child360 in Los Angeles; and RosalbaGonzalez, program specialist, Head Start, waspupil service and attendance counselor for theFamily Source Partnership Program in LosAngeles USD.

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Dates to RememberSeptember

National Library Card Sign-Up Month2 Labor Day—Holiday3 Treaty of Paris Anniversary5 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “School

Bus and the Exceptional Child.” Grades K-12, ed.tv 8

6 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Getting to School the Safe Way,” Grades 1-5, ed.tv 8

8 National Grandparents Day8 International Literacy Day8-14 National Arts in Education Week9 California Admission Day10 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00,

2:00— “Staying out of Trouble With Your Friends (Duffy’s Story),” Grades 3-4, ed.tv 8

11 Patriot Day11 8:00. 10:15, 11:30, 1:00, 2:00— “Harriet

Tubman,” Grades 3-8, ed.tv 812 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Ask For

It,” Grades 1-2, ed.tv 813 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Beginning

Responsibility: Learning to Follow Instructions,” Grades 1-3, ed.tv 8

15-Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month15-16 Mexican Independence Days16 Mayflower Day17 Back to School Night—Elementary Schools17 Citizenship/Constitution Day17 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00,

2:00— “You Can Refuse,” Grades 5-8, ed.tv 817-23 Constitution Week18 8:00. 10:15, 11:30, 1:00, 2:00— “Pocahontas,”

Grades 3-8, ed.tv 819 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Operation

School Bus Safety: Be Cool, Follow the Rules,” Grades K-2, ed.tv 8

20 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Beginning Responsibility: A Lunch Room Goes Bananas,” Grades K-3, ed.tv 8

21 International Day of Peace23 First Day of Autumn24 Back to School Night—Middle Schools24 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00,

2:00— “Columbus,” Grades 3-5, ed.tv 825 8:00. 10:15, 11:30, 1:00, 2:00— “Native

American Day,” Grades K-3, ed.tv 826 9:30, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Riding

Your School Bus Safely,” Grades 6-12, ed.tv 827 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30— “Getting to

School Safely is Your Job,” Grades K-3, ed.tv 8

29-Oct. 1 Rosh Hashanah

Names in the NewsPatrick Henry K-5 Dual Immersion School

teacher Sylvia Padilla was nominated for the2019-20 national LifeChanger of the YearAward. Sponsored by the National Life GroupFoundation, LifeChanger of the Year recog-nizes and rewards the best K-12 educators andschool district employees across the UnitedStates who are making a difference in the livesof students by exemplifying excellence, posi-tive influence and leadership. Padilla, a 28-year educator who was instrumental in the cre-ation of the bilingual dual immersion programat her school, was nominated by the parent of astudent. Winners are announced via surpriseaward ceremonies at their schools. Grand prizefinalists will be honored during an April cere-mony in Florida. Winning nominees receivebetween $3,000 and $10,000 for their schooland district.

Cabrillo High School manufacturing andwelding teacher Stephen Marsh is among 50semifinalists for the 2019 Harbor Freight Toolsfor Schools Prize for Teaching. Winners willbe announced Oct. 24. Eighteen winners willsplit $1 million in prizes. First-place winnerswill each receive $100,000, with $70,000 goingto their school’s skilled trades program and$30,000 to the teacher or team behind the win-ning program. Second-place winners willreceive $50,000, with $35,000 going to theirschool’s program, and $15,000 to the teacher orteam.

In MemoriamEllen Hecklingerformer librarianApril 5, 2019Jean Egan

Executive Director, Long Beach CaLLJune 29, 2019